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[Alan Stewart]

https://www.greencarcongress.com/2021/02/20210219-electricmotorcycles.html

[Richard230]

I bet that is not the case in the U.S.  In fact, I wonder if anyone is even collecting information regarding the sales of electric motorcycles here?   

[Crissa]

San Jose BMW (the closest Zero Dealer) was selling bikes and Zeros s quick as they could get them in stock.  They now have more sales people selling e-bikes than motorcycles (tho Zeros are on the motorcycle side).

-Crissa

[reini]

Yeah! I did my part!  (wasn't counted though, my country is too small).

[wavelet]

Without the actual numbers on sales & marketshare, it's hard to say whether this is meaningful -- an increase in the numbers of the small, 50cc-equivalent e-mopeds & scooters isn't surprising or that interesting...

[reini]

Without the actual numbers on sales & marketshare, it's hard to say whether this is meaningful -- an increase in the numbers of the small, 50cc-equivalent e-mopeds & scooters isn't surprising or that interesting...

I've only found numbers for Germany and 2019: https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1093872/umfrage/neuzulassungen-von-elektrokraftraedern-in-deutschland/#statisticContainer

It says that 1700 electric motorcycles have been registered. I assume this is the L3a class and therefore also includes scooters with a max speed above 45 km/h.

[princec]

Electric scooters and mopeds are interesting to me... probably the future for the yoof as well. And indeed everyone, as our worlds are probably going to get a bit smaller over the next couple of decades, as global environmental catastrophe slowly unfolds.

Cas

[wavelet]

Electric scooters and mopeds are interesting to me... probably the future for the yoof as well. And indeed everyone, as our worlds are probably going to get a bit smaller over the next couple of decades, as global environmental catastrophe slowly unfolds.

Cas

You misunderstood me  .
"Not interesting" because I consider them a done deal.
Many if not most Chinese cities already banned ICE mopeds (with highly visible difference in pollution) several years ago, and I fully expect large cities in Western countries to follow suit in 3-4 years. No further improvement in motors, $/kWh or kWh/kg needs to happen for them to make sense for urban transport usage, and within 1-2 years, for (sub)urban as well -- including short-ish motorway speed stretches (125cc-equivalent).

The inexplicable is that none of the large established manufacturers of 2-wheeler outside China (esp. India) is yet churning them out in large numbers.

[princec]

The Japanese manufacturers are behaving essentially like all the other Grand Incumbent Auto Companies, fiddling while Rome burns and Tesla capers about amongst the ruins throwing tomatoes at them.

Cas

[Richard230]

The Japanese manufacturers are behaving essentially like all the other Grand Incumbent Auto Companies, fiddling while Rome burns and Tesla capers about amongst the ruins throwing tomatoes at them.

Cas

 

[Alan Stewart]

The Japanese manufacturers are behaving essentially like all the other Grand Incumbent Auto Companies, fiddling while Rome burns and Tesla capers about amongst the ruins throwing tomatoes at them.

Cas

🤣🤣🤣 Why doesn’t this forum have ‘Like” button?

[Richard230]

The Japanese manufacturers are behaving essentially like all the other Grand Incumbent Auto Companies, fiddling while Rome burns and Tesla capers about amongst the ruins throwing tomatoes at them.

Cas

🤣🤣🤣 Why doesn’t this forum have ‘Like” button?

I too wish it did.   

[Oldun]

Well, I don't really care whatever others do, I do like what I have.